Six years, hundreds of plants and one tree casualty - Edinburgh's Palm House returns

After six years and an unprecedented botanical operation, Edinburgh's famous Palm Houses are back.

The historic glasshouses at the Royal Botanic Garden have been closed to the public for vital restoration work.

Hundreds of plants had to be temporarily moved while repairs were done on the 19th century buildings - the vast majority of them surviving the experience.

But members of the public are once again able to enjoy the redesigned space.

The shutdown had to happen because the buildings had become leaky and rusty and needed a complete overhaul.

Glass house curator Sadie Barber is delighted that, after years of disruption, the palm houses are once again being used for their intended purpose - to protect rare and and endangered plants, and to allow people to enjoy the space.

The plants were decanted to temporary homes, and then carefully moved back into the renovated space. Sadie says this has been a great achievement that wasn't without risk.

"I think whenever you move a plant and you take it out of the ground and then you stick it in a pot, it's going to suffer or it's going to get under stress.

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